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Democratic Green Party of Rwanda

Political party in Rwanda

Summary

Political party in Rwanda

Field	Value
name	Democratic Green Party of Rwanda
lang1	French
name_lang1	Parti vert démocratique du Rwanda
lang2	Kinyarwanda
name_lang2	Ishyaka Riharanira Demokarasi no Kurengera Ibidukikije
logo	Logo of the Democratic Green Party of Rwanda.png
colorcode
membership	500,000 (claimed)
president	Frank Habineza
foundation
ideology	Green politics
Green liberalism
Liberal democracy
position	Centre to centre-left
regional	Federation of Green Parties of Africa
international	Global Greens
website
country	Rwanda
seats1_title	Chamber of Deputies
seats1

Green liberalism Liberal democracy

The Democratic Green Party of Rwanda (DGPR; , PVDR; , IRDKI) is a green political party in Rwanda, established in 2009. The party was registered in August 2013, but too late to contest the 2013 parliamentary elections. Its platform emphasizes unity, non-violence, social justice, participatory democracy, and calls for subsidized prices for agricultural produce. It believes that the unalienable rights of the people include "the right to life, liberty, peaceful assembly, expression, worship and the pursuit of happiness", and that these rights are granted by God.

History

The party was established on 14 August 2009, and aimed to contest the 2010 presidential elections. However, it was prevented from registering. The party's vice-president, André Kagwa Rwisereka, was found beheaded during the election campaign. Green Party leaders in the US called on the Obama Administration to support an investigation into his murder and the allegations that it was politically motivated. President Paul Kagame and his ruling Rwanda Patriotic Front (RFP) has close ties to the US.

The party was finally registered in August 2013, but too late to contest the 2013 parliamentary elections.

On 17 December 2016, Frank Habineza was nominated as the party leader and flag bearer for the 2017 presidential elections. By doing this the party abandoned its earlier threat to boycott the election after its demands for electoral reforms were snubbed by the government. Habineza went on to finish third of the three candidates with just 0.5% of the vote. However, in the parliamentary elections the following year the party entered parliament after winning two seats.

Election results

Presidential elections

Election	Party candidate	Votes	%	Result	2017	2024
Frank Habineza	32,701	0.48%	Lost
44,479	0.50%	Lost

Chamber of Deputies elections

Election	Party leader	Votes	%	Seats	+/–	Government	2018	2024
Frank Habineza	302,778	4.55%		New
405,893	4.56%		0

References

"Rwanda's only registered opposition party picks candidate to face Kagame". Africa News.
"National Political Platform".
Wadhams, Nick. (2010-05-05). "Rwanda: Anti-Genocide Law Clashes with Free Speech".
[https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/jul/18/attacks-rwandan-opposition-un-warning "Deadly attacks on Rwandan opposition spark warning by UN"], ''[[The Guardian]]'', July 18, 2010
[https://web.archive.org/web/20100720214306/http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hGiGfLpYfZ0lhZKyRpTNjewyUe3gD9GKCC4G0 "Violence rises in Rwanda as election nears"], Associated Press, June 28, 2010
"US Green Party condemns assassination of Rwandan Green Party leader".
Tom Lansford (2015) ''Political Handbook of the World 2015'', CQ Press
"News about Democratic Green Party of Rwanda".

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